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Iran warns US of 'consequences' over oil trade

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Iran's foreign minister has warned the United States that there will be consequences if the United States tries to stop Iran from exporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Kremlin spokesman calls for restraint in Gulf

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The Kremlin is calling for restraint after the British navy said Thursday it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Gulf Tanker Attacks Are an Act of Desperation, Atlantic Council's Shaffer Says

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Jun.13 -- Brenda Shaffer, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center senior fellow, discusses the international implications of the attacks on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf. She speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal,...
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Europeans Plan Naval Mission to Protect Ships in Persian Gulf

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Jul.23 -- European governments have agreed to assemble a naval mission to provide safe passage for ships through the Persian Gulf. It comes after Iran seized a British oil tanker in the region last week. The act has been condemned by the...
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Iran FM: US sanctions a failure for diplomacy

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Iran's foreign minister on Monday lambasted recent US financial sanctions against him, calling the move a "failure" for diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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UK PM candidate Johnson on Iran, Darroch

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Boris Johnson, the man likely to become UK prime minister within weeks, says the person who leaked the confidential memos of Britain's ambassador to Washington should be hunted down and prosecuted.
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Bloomberg

Rep. McCaul Says U.S. Wants to Get Iran Back to the Table

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Jun.17 -- Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, discusses oil tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and efforts by the U.S. to get Iran back to the negotiating table. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Russia and UAE discuss Gulf tensions

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow on Wednesday.
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British Tanker Seized By Iran Is Released After 2 Months

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An Iranian government spokesperson said, "the legal work has been done."
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Sailors on the bridge of USS Abraham Lincoln

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CLEAN: Interior shots of US Navy sailors on the bridge of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on 12 August 2019 in the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain
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U.S. Adds Forces in Middle East

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Jan.06 -- The standoff between the U.S. and Iran is continuing to dominate the news after last week’s killing of general Soleimani. The Pentagon has sent additional forces to the Middle East and Defense Secretary Mark Esper insists the...
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Bloomberg

What Happens to Afghanistan After the U.S. Leaves?

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Aug.30 -- President Joe Biden says American forces will be out of Afghanistan tomorrow. What happens to the country next? Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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EGYPT: 4 MORE US WARSHIPS HEAD FOR THE PERSIAN GULF

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Cairo - February 9 1. Wide shot USS Guam 2. Mid shot vessel sailing 3. Close up vessel with men on board 4. Wide shot ship 5. Zoom in on American flag 6. Pull out from ship 7. Close up name Guam 8. Side view ship 9. Men waving 10. Close...
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USA: US ORDERS AIRCRAFT CARRIER NIMITZ TO HEAD FOR PERSIAN GULF

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English/Nat Defence Secretary William Cohen on Friday ordered the aircraft carrier U-S-S Nimitz and its escorting warships to skip a planned port call at Singapore to get to the Persian Gulf as quickly as possible. The hurry-up is...
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Saudi ship takes part in Persian Gulf mine exercise

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Saudi Arabia is the only Arab nation using its own ship in counter-mining exercises, which are continuing in the Persian Gulf. The "Al Kharj" vessel is a key focus of the training - which involves more than 40 navies from around the...
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Iran - Military exercises in the Gulf

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Iran's naval chief has poured scorn on America for sending its aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz into the Persian Gulf. Speaking exclusively to WTN, Admiral Ali-Akbar Ahmadian said the arrival of the Nimitz and other American warships had...
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Iraq War (B)

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In the southern town of Safwan, U.S. Marines tore down giant street portraits of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, to the cheers of some local residents. British commandos, meanwhile, were able to secure oilfields in the south, a priority...
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Business booms for Persian Gulf ports

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AP Television Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - March 20, 2011 1. Various of the main gate of Port Khalid 2. Various of activity in Port Khalid - cars being lifted on to boats, lorries carrying containers, UASC containers stacks AP...
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Foreign ministry comments on nuclear talks, missing American and islands

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Iran has voiced discontent to the US over the implementation of the Geneva nuclear agreement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The complaint was made during a phone call on Monday between Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and US...
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US military manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf

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The US military continued to launch aircraft over Iraq on Monday and Sunday from an air operations center in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Navy fighter jets were seen taking off from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George...
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Iranians keep alive ancient tradition of hand-built ships

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A proud ship building tradition in Iran is under threat because of increasing costs and cheaper alternatives. The hand built wooden vessels known as Lenj are still being built by a small Iranian community which is doing all it can to...
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Tough week for markets following World Cup allegations

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Markets across the Gulf remain jittery as calls continue for Qatar's 2020 World Cup bid to be stripped following allegations of corruption. The Qatari Exchange Index has lost more than US 6 billion (b) dollars in value over three days...
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US airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq have begun, a day after President Barack Obama authorized those strikes, and humanitarian aid in that country's north. (Aug. 8)

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US airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq have begun, a day after President Barack Obama authorized those strikes, and humanitarian aid in that country's north. A Pentagon spokesman says two F/A-18 jets dropped 500-pound bombs on a...